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0 trawl COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30, 1839. WEEKLY. VOLUME 30. NUMBER 9. 1)10 State FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1839. " THINGS IN THE PRESENT. There is a sort of gloom upon our spirits. No not a gloom but an indecision of purpose. We are wailing for a full expression of the Ohio Whig Press. If we are not much worse deceived than we have ever been before, that expression, when we once get it, will come pat to our purpose. Our cotcmporaries some of them, not all have "been rather taken aback by the rosult of the last Ohio election. It will take at least two weeks yet to get all our nerves restrung and to recover our former good humor. In the mean time, it is better for us to think than to write. If our advice is of consequence with the conductors of the Whig Press of Ohio, we should advise that nothing should be dono hastily and without calm and deliberate forethought. As far as possible, we should compare opinions with our brethren, and, as far as possible, wo should be prepared to forego all predilections and to make sacrifice of all prejudices that can, by any possibility, impede the progress of Whig union and Whig organization. It is a mistake a mistake easily committed under the influcnco of disappointment and defeat to suppose that the Whigs of Ohio are in the minority. They have not been lessened in num bers but they have felt that action was useless. Give us a rallying point, a fixed object, and we can succeed. Will our brothers of the Ohio Whig Press consent to unite on some determinate course of political action? Will they consent, after mature deliberation, to hoist some onf FLio, no matter what, and nail that flag to the mastt Our judg ment, our experience, and our inclination indicate General Harrison, as the man best calculated to unito the elements now opposed to tho re-election of Martin Van Burcn. In the expression of this opinion we may labor under a mistake, and, in all kindness we ask of those, who are as much interested as oursclf in the success of Whig princi pics, to correct our mistake. There is no man for whom we entertain a more sincere respect than for Mr. Clay, aud there is no man in all this Union better fitted than he to fill the Presidential chair but, can he be elected? This question is asked in no captiousness of spirit it is aked for no other purpose than to concentrate the attention of the Whig Press of Ohio and of tho Union up-on one object. There are some things for which we must wait. There is to bo a Whig National Convention in December, and to tho deliberations of that Convention we are bound to look with respect. The New-York elections are shortly forthcoming, and they will be trumpet-tongued, either for weal or woe. Again we have before us the action of Congress in the approaching session, as well as the "finish the work" operations of our own Bank Reform Legislature. Taking all these matters into consideration, we again beg of our Whig friends to be calm, to jump into no rash commit tals, and to prepare themselves for a united effort. Are we understood! WHEELING GAZETTE. It has never been our good fortune to mcot with Mr. McCreary, of the Wheeling Gazette. We have known him only through the medium of his paper but we now know him to be a choice spirit. Here is his response to the question we asked tho oilier day. It glads us to re cord it: The editor of the Columbus State Journal, a short timo after the election in Ohio, pen ned an editorial, headed "I, aim Hclluclions, which ended with tho following queries: " What says tho Whig press of Ohio and of . the Union! Shall we stack our arms aim surrender at discretion or shall we die with 'har ness on our backs!'" The questions have been answered by several Whig editors, and, with the exception of our co-temporary of the Times, an universal determination has been expressed to pcrsevero to the end in uncompromising opposition to the powers that be. In reply to tho query, " Shall we stack our arms and surrender at discretion," an indignant "NO," has been heard, which proves the indo-mitablo spirit of n.en fighting against Excculivo encroachment and usurpation men struggling to wrest the government troin an unprincipled taction, and rcstoio it to tho people. Tho editor of the Journal confesses the article was only put out as a "feeler," and, by his paper of the 18th instant, convinces us that he is as strong as ever in the faith. We feared that ho, too, had becomo dispirited by defeat, ar.d was about to "surrender," but the following declarations nioro than re-establish him in our good opinion. To Gen. Allen we would say, " Go on if all the Whig editors in your own State desert you, we will bo with you, and, sooner or later, we will find tho whole people deserting their idols, and embracing tho cause we advocate." Michigan. Tho Whigs of this Stale are rousing for their great November contest. In Wayne co. they have nominated I)b Garmo Jones of Detroit, and James Dr Mott of Plymouth, as candidates for tho State Senate. This county, at the Congressional election in 1837, gavolOt ma jority for tho Van Burcn candidate, and at tho Gubernatorial election in Nov. 1837 a majority of 08 for Trowbridge, (W.) The Whigs of Wayne county say that they can now give their ticket 500 majority. If tho same spirit is abroad throughout the State, Michigan will be redeemed from tho thraldom of Federal Siib-Trcasiiryisin. Gov. Mason's majority in tho Stato in 1837 was only 057. We hnvo it from unquestionable authority that a nephew of William S. Hatch, ono of the Dank Commissioners of Ohio, is now on a tour through tho interior of the Stale, drawing specio from the Banks. Ho was in Columbus, a few days since, and made a pull, as it is technically called, of about four thousand dollar. If our old friend, William S. Hatch, is instrumental in this movement, we cannot help regarding it as tho "unkindest cut of all." SUMMARY. Brown and Wiley. Those two individuals, whose mysterious disappearance from Paris, Tennessee, created such unpleasant apprehensions, of which we published an account a few days ago, seem to be still in the land of the living. A Baltimore paper informs that they made their appearance a few days since, in an establishment in that city, inquiring for work, and not being able to obtain employment, left for Washington city. A Pick-pocket. Mr. George G. M'Donald of Madison county, had his pocket-book, con taining about twenty-one dollars in cash, and some valuable papers, stolen from his coat pocket, while attending an auction Bale in this city, on Tuesday evening last. A Horse at a Theatre. The eclobrated race horse, Wagner, was exhibited on the stage of the Cincinnati Theatre, last Saturday night. The News holds the following language in relation to this singular innovation, which evinces some sense and chastity of taste: "We are of opinion that tho introduction of a race horse on the stage, shows a decided improvement in the taste as well of the managers, as of tho play-going public. Spirit of Shakspearc! go to thy rest! Horses have taken the place of that which was consecrated to thy genius." Extremely Modest. A fellow out North, says his cousin Sucky is so modest that she can not remove the table cloth before company, with out blushing, because the table has legs! Fruits of Crime. It is estimated that there are Ten Thousand persons confined in the various Penitentiaries of the United Stales. Specie Dealers. Tho Philadelphia Sentinel discourses in this wise of that class of persons : "Those who, in these times, would sell specie to be carried away from the city, would not hesitate to turn a penny by selling their grandmother's bones for the manufacture of shirt-sleeve buttons." Skins of the Times. There were no more than three hundred and forty applications for the benefit of the 'Insolvent Laws,' at tho commencement of the late session of Court, in Philadel phia. A pretty fair indication of tho prosperity of the times. End of the World. Mr. Miller, who, some time since made a calculation, upon which he predicted that "this troublesome world" would come to an end in 1813, but reconsidered his important computation, and announced that ho had mado a small mistake of a hundred years, there by relieving many from an awful suspense, has just revised his figure-work and says there is no mistake, and that we shall be blown sky-high in 1 8-13. So we way all look out. Thanksgiving in Wisconsin. Yesterday was appointed by the Executive of this Territory, to be observed as a day of supplication and offering of praise. This, we believe, is the first occasion of the kind ever observed in Wisconsin. Bank Robbery. Some rogue or rogues, by means of false keys, entered the office of the branch Bank of Tennessee, at Columbia, on tho night of the 23d alt., and abstracted 925,000, or 930,000; by the way, a right handsome sum these tough times. Five thousand dollars reward! The Wheeling Times of the 22d inst. remarks: "The millers in this vicinity are paying from 60 to 021 cents for Wheat. The farmers part with it reluctantly at those prices." We should suppose so. Dynamometer. We have a knowlcdgo of Thermometers, Barometers, and several other mometors, but really never heard of a Dynamometer before A curious machino of this name was lately invented in Boston. Its object is to measure the amount of power used in moving any quantity of machinery, or the degree of power in which any steam or water wheel, is work ing at any time. It is so constructed that the wholo power communicated from the wheel, cr drum of the engine, cither by a bolt or gearing, may be mado to pass through the machine, and while so passing through it, the exact amount of power exerted is weighed by means of a steelyard scalo and weight, with the accuracy of a Dearborn balance. At the same time the velocity is indicated by a clock index, showing the number of feet which the band moves per minute. The weight indicated by the balance, and multiplied into the number of feet indicated by the clock, shows the number of pounds raised ono foot per minute. For tl.fl Ohio Bute Journsl- BLOODY MURRAIN CURED. Gitnoa, Dklawark Co. Oct. 16, 1839. On Friday evening last, one ot my cows cama home late. We noticed that she was out of health ; and, on Saturday morning, we discovered that she labored under a severe attack of the Bloody Murrain. I had no hope of curing her but my wife, having more faith in medicine, procured some two or three pounds of Garget, (called in this country poke-root,) placed it over the fire, in six or eight gallons of water, and let It remain until tho water was boiled down to about three gallons. The same evening, after dark, wo gave the cow two quarts of this liquid the samo quantity on the fullowiug morning, with two gills spts. of turpentine. Through the day we administered frequent doses of tho Garget Juice, and on Monday morning we gave her another dose of turpentine, which mado her very sick for about two hours; after the expiration of this time, however, (he got up anJ wont to feeding, and has siuce gained rapidly, both In strength and in the quality of her milk. N. D. The turpentine should be reduced by the other liquid, or it may cause immediate death. By giving publicity to this, you may confer a lasting favor upon the farmers of the wost, where the Murrain Is prevalent. Yours, &c. TiiF.o. l. McDowell. ELECTIONS. In Ohio tho Whirrs have been pretty essentially used up tho Senate will stand 11 Whigs to 20 Tories, and the House 24 Whigs and 48 Tories; thus giving the power to the party to gerymander the Mate in such a manner as to secure to Ihem the majority, probably, for four years to come. It is perhaps as well that they have the ascendency, in order that they may perfect the glorious reform commenced last session, by appointing a few more hungry expectants to ouice, at three or live dollars per day, and increasing the taxes some forty or ntty per cent, more,- wnen tne prospect is so nattering of being enabled to pay thcBB increased taxes, with wheat at fifty cents per bushel, and pork at 2 or 4 dollars per hundred. Pennsylvania remains as she was, given up wholly to the spoilsmen. Wow Jersey has, notwithstanding her being overran with government officers from New York, using their exertions in behalf of the Tory candidates, triumph antly sustained the cause ot the rv nigs, ana secured in both branches of hor Legislature a majority of Whigs. The Council will stand 10 Whigs, 7 lories; House, 33 Whigs, 20 Tories. s.antnnlk Keyubhcan. The Ohio State Journal talks somewhat like giving up. Not so fast, Mr. Journal. What, give up the principles of tho Whigcauset abandon all the country and all the dearest hopes we have cherished t lbs purity, excellence, and glory of our noble institutions, to the dishonest and corrupt faction who have ga.ned a temporary ascendency! Did our fathers eve: de-snairl Can vou read, in all their toils, their siffer- ings, their dark and most cheerless hours, one lingle design to abandon their struggle! Did Washington, will) the feeble and suffering army of a few poir, rag ged, and bleeding soldiers, give up his hopes aid' prospects, even while Burgoyne with his proud, disciplined, and victorious annv of mercenary troops was sweeping like a torrent every thing before iiiml' In the darkest page of the American Revolution, there was no faltering. Our fathers knew that the Whig cause would triumph in spite of power, and just so certain as the Revolution happily succeeded, shall Ilia Whigcause now succeed. Toryism, cor;uptiourjow-er, patronage, wealth, cannot all crush the principles of the Whigs. They are founded on the rock of eternal truth, and will triumph. What, man never despair. We shall be ooni uer-ors yet. In old Huron, local matters, falsehood, dofamaion, and inactivity of the Whigs, have all conspired to their temporary defeat. Cut they have the strength cf the people, and, depend upon it, they will not suffer that strength to lie idle another year. We have a glorious cause, and though our band is diminishing, let in join together die it may be, but never surrender. huron liJteetor. "NIL DESPER.ANDUM." In answer to the question asked by the O. S. Jour nal, "Bliall we slack our arms and surrender it di- cretion or shall we dio wilb harness on our becks!" we reply, "Ai7 damrandum." Let us at lcait hang on nnlil the next Presidential election, and if we are defeated then, it will be lime enough to look after our broken forces and make good our retreat. Wo shall not cease our efforts until that time, at least. Xcnia Torch-Light. The O. S. Journal, after a careful review of the whole ground, comes to the conclusion that "Ohio is as good a Whig State as any in the Union, if Whig action could only be concentrated." Such is our opinion, but we sometimes almost despair of arriving at concentration while we have such discordant materiuls as are to be found hereabouts. If two or three individuals in this county were kicked out of the party, lireen county would give a v hig majority ot UiNlu THUUSA.NU, with all ease Acma Torch-Light, LATER FROM FRANCE. Just as our paper was ready far the proas, we heard of the arrival of the packet ship Duchess d'OrlesnB, whence she sailed on ihe 21st of Septembers, being three days later than our previous dates by the Liverpool.We have not yet received our papers, but we learn from the passengers that the markets remained as per former advices. N. Y. Erprea, Oct. 21. Another Drtlructivc fire in Newark, X. X A fire broke out this morning about one o'clock, in the building occupied by Messrs. Halsey & Tucker, leather dealers in Market street, which was destroyed, together with three other buildings on Market, and two on Washington street; occupied hy Messrs. Charles T. Shipman, Jacobus & Utter, Fierson & Derry, J. Hollingsworth, leather dealers, and Mr. Manahan, tobacconist. The loss on the buildings does not probably exceed $10,000, and on stork $1,000, which is fully insured in the following offices, viz : Mechanics', Mutual and New-Jersey, of this city; Hartford Ins. Co.; Spring Garden, and Franklin Co., Philadelphia, and the How ard, and North River, N. Y. Total amount of insurance, g23,700. Newark Dai. Mv. T7u Cotton Crop The New Orleans Commercial Bulletin, of the 9th instant, contains a statement from a gentleman that had travelled over most of the cotton growing region, during Ihe present season, and gives his opinion, formed on general observation, that the crop the present season will fall short of that of 1HIIH, by at least one third. 1 he causes assigned lor this deficiency, are first, protracted drought in the spring, that was severelv felt through Ihe whole south. Then the rains which succeeded the drought, fell in such torrents as to cause many of Ihe forms to drop. The worms also about this period did vast injury in many parts of the country. If the latter part of the season had proved pro pitious, the havest might still have been an averuue one; but a drought, only equalled by the dry spell of inu spring, nan, unui wuiun a lew nays at, icasi, pervaded the south, causing the weed to shed not only the lorms, dui itie young uoiis aisp. Tho London Herald says that the loag-talkcd-of Antarctic exploring I'.xpedillon has slnrtod. It con sists of the Terror, 310 tons, and the Erebus, 370 six guns each, built expressly for this purpose, and finished ar.d furnished in the most complete style, under the eye of the Royal Society, at the Admiralty's expense The ships are in three compartments be low, lor greater sulety, Double decks, spare rudders. eight boats, two setts of all imaginahle needed instru ments, &o. are supplied, with the most porlect ar rangements tor warmth and ventilation, fresh pro visions for three years nro on board, with plenty of pemmican, tc. J he expedition is to establish ob servatories at St. Helena, the Cape, and Van Die- man a Land ; thence to make for the Antarctic role, as fnr as possible. The highest latitude yet reached is 73 degrees, by Uantain VYedtrell, In 1823. The relatives of the parlies have put on bonrd all sorts of !..,.. J! ' J .-I.- L J t . nicoues, mciuuiiig a iweve-cane, tu ue opeueu January Cth, Captain Itoss is commander. Rtptirtcd Itu of a Vatket. Tlie Miramiehi (New Brunswick) Gleaner of last week states it has infor mation from a passenger from Halifax, that as the Jape llreton, in which lie arrived, was leaving Halifax, a government schooner arrived1 with 81 passengers, from one of Ihe New York and Liverpool pne-Eet ships, wrecked on Sahlo Island. The Gleaner was probably misinformed, as the only packets due from Liverpool are the Orpheus, which sailed Ihe 19th ult., and the Independence, which sailed on the 21th. It is hardly probable the Orpheus could hnvo reached Sable Island at Ihe time the wreck is said to have taken place; still, It is within the rale of possibility. N. Y.Sun. Postponement of Ijtnd Sale The Chicago Ameri can says, inui ine rrcsiucm 01 me umicu Slates, on the petition of the settlers, has postponed the sale of such portions of the even numbered, sections wilhin five miles of Milwaukee canal as contain iinprovemenl8, or wure settled upon previous to Ihe 3d instant. It applies only to improved land within fivo miles of the canal. From the Baltimore Chronicle of the 21st Instant, NEW-YORK AND BOSTON BANKS. The papers of these cities continue to maintain the most confident tone as to their ability to maintain the payment of specie. The New-York American says : "All is quiet and confident in Wall street. The ordeal is past and this may be pronounced, if the most difficult, certainly the most honorable, week, to New-York, that our metropolis proud as she justly is has been called on, in long years, to pass through. As to Boston, we have seen a letter of yesterday from the highest authority hi that city, declaring, in the fullest manner, the ability and the purpose of the Banks there, to niaintaia specie payments. We feel authorized, therefore, in repeating, with a confidence, which the events of each day, since the Philadelphia suspension, have increased, that our Banks are impregnable." We copy from the Boston Centinel a particular account of the meeting held in Boston on Wednesday eveningt MEETING? AT THE EXCHANGE. On Tuesday evening, a meeting of merchants and traders was held at the Exchange Coffee House, to take into consideration the present financial condition of the community, at which a committee was appointed to confer with the Banks of the city. A communication was accordingly mado with each Bank, who severally responded by letter. Last evening, an adjourned meeting was held at the Exchange Coffee-House, Dr. E. H. Robbins in Ihe chair, and Mr. P. S. Sheldon, secretary. Whereupon, Mr. Josiah Brad lee, chairman of the committee to confer with Ihe Banks, reported by reading their answers. These letters were nearly of the same tenor, and declared, that, while they had each done all in their power to relieve the community, they would still persevere in discounting, to tne utmost extent of their ability. The City Bank offered, if other banks would co-operate, to discount next Thursday at least 2 j per cent, of its capital, say 925,000, and the Tremont also proposed to discount the whole of its current receipts this week. Mr. Bradlee remarked that at this rate the Tremont would probably dispense gbu.uuu, and he added that on Tuesday last the Boston Bank discounted about $10,000. The Globe discounted $50,000 on Monday last. These letters having been read and well received, Mr. Dcgrand rose and offered a series of resolutions, the result of which was that, under existing circumstances, it was most expedient for our Banks to suspend specie payments for bills of five dollars and up ward. He gave nis reasons, ai some lengtn, lor tne adoption of the resolutions. He was followed by Mr. Amos Walker. On motion of Mr. Thomas U. Curtis, the resolutions were laid on the table, for the purpose of considering a substitute, which was then offered by Mr. Brndlee. It was to the effect that on 1 hursday, (this day,) at 10 o'clook, a meeting of delegates from all the city banks be held, to take into consideration Ihe present crisis,. and that it be recommended to them to discount in the oourse of the present week five per cent ot their capital. Mr. Peter T. Homer made some remarks in lavor ol this resolution, and it was larther sustained hy Mr. Nathan Appleton, and opposed by Messrs. Degrand and Walker. The resolution was finally adopted, after very little discussion, and Ihe meeting adjourned. The Bank Commissioners of Rhode Island have issued from Providence a ciicular to all Ihe incorporated Banks of that State, consequent on the suspension of specie payments by many of these institutions. This circular enjoins it upou Ihe Banks to forbear from any considerable extension of Iheir liabilities, and of disposing of their specie for any other purpose than the redemption of their own bills. It further requires them to refrain from the issue of fractional bills, and advises them to pay out freely Ihe smaller denominations of coin. The Banks are also advised, in all their transactions, to hold in view an early resumption of specie payments, and to do nothing that shall peril so desi rable an eventi To restrain any immoderate issues of Bank paper, and to preserve an uniformity in its value, il is recom mended that such an arrangement be entered Into by the Banks generally, as will provide lor the reception by each Banl., of its bills-from olhor Banks, weekly or oftener, and for the payment of a suitable rate of interest on the balances which may be tound against it, The Banks are required to report immediately to the Commissioners at Providence a statement of Iheir condition at the close of business hours on the 15ih instani; and a similar report is required fur the 22d instant. During the suspension, a monthly report will be made, commencing with the first Monday of No vember. Krom Boston, we learn that at a meeting of Dele gates from the different banks, held on 1 hursday, at which 21 out of 25 of the city banks were represented, the following resolution, offered hy C. W. Cartwright, Esq., and seconded by Eliphalel Williams, Esq., was unanimously adopted. Iictolved, That after an interchange of opinions and a stnteinent of facts in regard to the present condition of the Boston Banks, we are fully satisfied that they are in a sound condition and in the possession of an unusual amount ot specie and that wimout the oc currence of some unanticipated event, have the utmost confidence in bring able to maintain specie payments, and at the same time continue, or even moderately Increase, their present line of discounts. The Atlas of Friday morning says that "the favorable import of the intelligence from New-York, was received wilh great satisfaction here, and there was somewhat of a belter feeling manifested, than for some days past. The condition of money attiirs, however, is by no means easy; and there is still pressing demand for money on prime business paper, oven at very high prices. There has been some call for specie on the different banks. Our merchants thus far, with but few exceptions, have met all Iheir engagements. There is but little business doing of any dose ription." We find in the Boston Daily Advertiser, the following letter from the agent of Messrs, Baring, to the President of the Mechanics' Bank of Boston: Nsw-Yosk, Oct. 10, 1839. Franklin Havcn, Esq. Dear Sir: Mr. Winchester, called on ms this morning in behalf of your bank, lo inquire if I would authorise tho bank todraw on Messrs. Baring, Brothers & Co. if it should have occasion lo do so. In reply, I beg to say, that I shall be in Boston soon and will have the pleasure to see you on the subject; but I conceive no occasion can arise, inasmuch as Mr. Quincey is drawing in Boston on Messrs. Baring, and the banks here also against stocks, for a Urge amount and on other houses also; and I think Ihe amount of bills of fered will prevent any export of specie of any consequence, and be more than sufficient to meet the demand. . Tho Hanks here generally are in a position of great strength, and their engagements so reduced that nothing can touch Ihem wilhout their consent and they may not only conunuo uui increase Iheir discoun and have more specio than is desirable fur Ihem to keep; as I understand the position of tho Boston Banks, they aro equally slrongyand with a good understanding between them may givo Mio necessary ro-lief lo the sommuuily, lloslon, too, is getting to he a criditor cily, and need feel under no apprehensions whatever nothing can touch her. Bo assured that New York will not only continue to pay specie, but that (here will ba a gradual relief lo the money market. Dear sir, very and truly respectfully yours, T.W, WARD. A meeting has been hold In York,, Pa., at which resolutions were passed, asking the Governor to convene Ihe Legislature at an early day, and recommending to tho Legislature Ihe creation of a Stole debt of two millions of dollars, bearing an interest of iwo per cent, per annum; and that Ihe batiks of the Common, wealth be purmilted to issuo notes of Ihe denomination of one, Iwo and three dollars, to the amount of said loan taken by ihem. From the Boston Alios. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CURRENCY. The National Intelligencer of last Friday, in an nouncing the suspension in Philadelphia and Baltimore, suggests that the true source of the distresses of thecountrv ia to be found "in the war unon the currency, and its derangement and prostration by the Uovernment. This suggestion, which will be fully sustained by the most cursory review of the financial history of the country for the last seven years, has thrown the Globe into an agony of rage. Conscious of its inability to refute the charge, or even to Bay any thing plausible by way of extenuation, lhat print seeks to ease its fury by discharging its bitter venom upon the individual heads of the editors of the Intelligencer. W ith that particular quarrel we have nothing to do; but if the Globe expects in this wsy to draw off the publio attention, and to relieve the Government from the responsibility which rests upon it, that print will find itself very much mistaken. Whatever may have been the mistakes, the blunders, or even the frauds of particu lar individuals or particular corporations, the grand responsibility of the whole matter must rest upon that Administration by which the wheels of confusion and ruin were set in motion. One great object of the Constitution of the United States was, to secure to the people of the Union a sound and uniform currency. Closely connected wilh this important object, was the collection, safekeeping, and disbursement of the public revenue. the first Congress made arrangements tor these purposes, which sufficiently answered Ihe end in view for may years; but at length, a war with Great Britain, combined with other causes, threw the currency and ihe finances into a state of extreme disorder. The administration of that day esteemed it among the first of their duties lo apply a remedy to these disorders, and after the country had suffered infinite evils, the measures then taken resulted in a system under which, for twelve years or more, the country was prosperous and happy. Such was the slate ot ailairs when Ueneral Jack son and his friends stepped forwards wilh their propositions for improving the currency. It was in vain that the country cried out, Ihe currency is good enough already, we are well satisfied with things as they are! General Jackson and his friends insisted upon trying their grand experiment, an experiment which, either from us own nature, or else from the mismanagement and bad faith of those who tried it, resulted in a general suspension of specie payments in 1837. Van lluren and his advisers then came upon Ihe stage,and under their management, we now see a second suspension, partial as yet, but spreading, and liable to become general. It is in vain'for the Government to attempt to evade ils responsibility for all these disasters. The case is plain. The patient was well; in hopes of being better, he was persuaded to put himself into the hands of our present State doctors; he look Iheir physic; he is now likely to die. It is vain for the doctor to cry out, that circumstances have occurred which he did not anticipate, and that it was ridiculous ever to have expected any thing at his hands. These are excuses which the people will not listen to. Every Administration we have ever yet had, has held itself as responsible lor the currency as Tor the nnancea, and lhat is a responsibility to which Ihe present Adminis tration will find itself held. This is a subject which we shall berealter pursue. From the Clrcieville Herald. SUSPENSION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS. The Banks in the eastern cities have suspended the navment of their notes in snecie. This result hat been produced by the constant demand made upon them for specie, to be exported to Europe and this de mand has resulted, probably, from the other fact of Ihe high prices given here generally, fur produce, especially during the lasl year. These prices were snch as lo drive the English purchaser from Ihe market, and deter the exportation of provisions, while our importation of English fabrics was nothing diminished leaving a heavy debt to be discharged by the payment of the precious metals, while we have a heavy supply of surplus produce remaining on hand, laid in at such prices as lo be absolutely ruinout to the purchasers. Other causes may have contributed tu these results; but it is idle now lo speculate upon the causes which have brought about the disasters. The catastrophe is upon us and it behoves as to meet it wilh firmness. The questions arise: Will not the banks in the Western Stales be compelled to follow the example, and suspend likewise! Is it dairablt, under existing circumstances, that they should maintain specie payments! We have every confidence in the general soundness of the banks of Ohio; we believe Iheycan stand out against an emergency as long as any other banks in the nation. We are fully persuaded that they can meet th demands on Ihem for gold and silver, as long as Ihe people can find those commodotius wherewith to discharge their liabilities to the banks. But is it desirable that the banks shall be kept open, as so many avenues through which to drain the country of Ihe precious metals! Is it at all desirable lhat the several banks should demand payment from customers in gold and lilver or their own notes, in order to , enable them lo meet similar demands from eastern institutions, who have closed their doors against demands for specie! It is quite evident that neither the banks of Ohio, nor probably of any other State, can meet a firompt demand for the payment of their entire circu-ation in specio,withoul a resort to a similar demand on their part upen their customers, Shall ihey ha encouraged lo hold out! Or docs sound policy dictate that they shall act on Ihe defensive! These are gravo questions for consideration and we rejoice lhat we will in a short time have a Legislature nf the right ttamp, "fresh from the people," who will doubtless fix these matters up just right. We, and the parly . with whom we have heretofore acted, are furtunalely relieved from all responsibility and all care, as regards : the operstions of Government, federal or local. If the shin of state founders, ice art but pauengeri. i But seriously an eventful epoch is upon us; one ' which will require all Ihe wisdom of our rulers, and ' all the forbearance of Ihe people, and a hearty, liber-' al co-operation of the people, government and banks, to carry us successfully through. It is time for laying ; aside the narrow and grovelliug bickerings of party, J snd to look after the paramount interests of the court- rrv. Lei us see whether those who boast so much of majorilie; have the magnanimity to merge partisan power in the broader interests of patriotism. From the Albany Juurusl. A DEMAGOGUE'S PROGRESS! The inconsistencies, contradictions and absurdities of Van Burenisni, when exposed lo view, excite disgust and loathing. Perhaps we cannot better illus- ! 'rate the uiter profligacy of the Administration than by tracing the course uf one ofils partisans from ono stage of prolligaey to another, until he lands in the "lower depth" of Lorofocoism. We select, for this purposo, Prosper M. Wetmore, of the city of New York, who is a pet ol Ihe party. In September, 1837, Mr. et-more acted as Vice President of a Meeting at Tammany Hall, at which certain Resolutions were passed, In neptemlier, lHJ'J, Mr. Wetmore acted as lea I res ' ident of a Meeting in Ihe 1 1 lit Ward of the cily of New York, at which certain other resolutions were sdupled. We select, from the proceedings nf each of I ineso meetings, a Resolution lor which Mr. Wetmore voted, and which appear in Ihe public papers approved hy his name as Vice President. These two resolu tions, standing in juxts-pnsition, illuslrale ihe courso of Mnrcy, Croswell, 4c. &c. upuu Iho Sub-Treasury question. Here Ihey are: P. M. IKWmort in mi. P. it. H'tfmor in 1839, Resolved, That In tho dp- Heaolrnl, That we tonlial-lllwnite judgment ot this ly ewrovoof the wise, the meeting, tho nruoosiHl Sun- patriotic, Ihe inestimably uso- Treaiury System will inral-1 fill preposition of Uh (,'rnrrl culably f tilarxo the power of i Oovernineat for en Indeuen- Ihe Kaerutive, disturb Iholilent Natknal Treasury, the balance ot the Conuilution, chief and essential principle and emlaiitrer Uie liberties of of which is the proposed epe- uie Hopubiic. cie clause. At the meeting in September, where Mr. Wotmore acted as Vice President, the following Resolutions wore adopted : Ileiohtd, That all banks and banking systems en- dowed by legislation with exelusive privileges, either in the use of their credit or their cash, are essentially fraudulent, anti-republican, and destructive of the welfare of the great producing classes of the people, end that Iheir obvinua tAmlpnnv is to brinir a country for whose independence our forefathers fought and bled, again under ihe virtual domination of Great Britain. Haolved. That as the Constitution expressly pro hibits the States from "coining money emitting bil'f of credit, or making anything but sold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts," and as no State can properly do indirectly by others what it cannot ('o directly itself, we consider all State Bank Charters si unconstitutional and oe lacto voiu. In 1836, the same Mr. Prosper M. Wetmore was a Member of the Legislature. By a reference to the Assembly Journal for that year, we find his name re corded in favor of the passage of th following BANK UHAKTEKS: An act to incorporate the uneiua Bank. City Bank of Buffalo. Commercial Bank of Oswego. Tompkins County Bank. Rochester City Bank. Dank of Lyons. Canal Bank of Lockport. City Bank of Hudson. Clinton County Bank. Pacific Bank. Portage Bank. Kingston Bank. Bank of the State of New York. Gennessee Valley Bank. Wool Grower's Bank. Itensselaer County Bank. WatervKet Bank. Atlantic Bank, Brooklyn. 1 o increase the capital ot the Merchants' Bank in theCity of New York. Union Bank of the City of N. York. " " Onondaga County Dank. 11 " Jefferson County Bank. " Albany Cily Bank. Canal Bank- of Albany. " " Madison County Bank. " Ogdensburgh Bank. 11 " Dutchess County Bank. " ' " GenesseeBank. " " Greenwich Bank. " " Saratoga County Bank, Here is an exhibition of Van Burenism ! Here Is a full-length Portrait of a Van Buren politician! Here is glass through which Van Buren, Marry, Croswell, He., may see themselves! In 1836, Mr. Prosper M. Wetmore VOTED FOB THIRTY BANK CHARTERS. In 1639, the asms Prosper M. Wetmore votes for a Resolution pronouncing the-Hanks which were created by his vote,"ANTI-REPUBLICAN and FRAUDULENT!" In 1837, Prosper M. Wetmore voted for a Resolution declaring lhat the Sub-Treasury Scheme would"EN-DANGEli THE LIBERTIES OF THE REPUBLIC." In 1839, Prosper AI. Wetmore voted for a Resolution declaring that the same Sub-Treasury Scheme is "A PATRIOTIC AND INESTIMABLY USEFUL PROPOSITION 1" Gold and Silver. U is stated In the Miners' Journal, thai the product of gold in forty years, (from 1790 to 1830,) from the mines of Mexico, Chili, Buenoi Ayres and Russia, was n.OM.CT pounds sterling-, and the product of silver, from the same mines, in the same period, amounted to. 170,326,620 pounds sterling. Ihe annual coinage oi gold and silver, in the mints of Mexico, including Guanaxuato, Zacate-cas, Guadalaxara, Durango, San Luis and llapan, ia about eleven millions of dollars, and the annual coinage of the minis of Lima and Cuico, about two mil lions of dollars. The entire exportation of dollars from Chili, in three years, was only three millions, and the different smelling works of Peru do not an nually turn out more than two millions snd a half of dollars in bars of silver. The product of the mines ia iminishina every year, and will continue to diminish. not only on account of the exhaustion of tho metal and Ihe increased difficulty of working the mines, but from the disturbed slat of the countries in which they are situated. Beautiful Soiltm of Eichanet. Those of our citi. xens who have Eastern remittance to make, are glad now lo pay 10 lo 12 per cent, for it. Eight years ago, it could always be had for 1 a J per oenr. A fin commentary upon the "better currency" which waa promised tne people oy ine past snd present Administrations! Ci'iKimiafi IVhig. John McKim, jr., of Baltimore, has- ml estate lo the value of one hundred thousand- dollars, which ha oir.-rs for sale, and will lake the notes, bonds, or slock of the United Stales Bank in payment, at par. A lad named Ramsden, in Yorkshire, Eligland.haa had a great windfall by Ihe death of his grandfather, old Sir John Ramsden. Ho comes in for the title nd estates, valued at 120,000 per aanum. Ha is only 11 years of ago, so that there will be an accu mulation ot mora than a million sterling, when he is of age, 10 years hence. The old baronet's widow wasleft 8,000 a veers-his three sons will divide 500,000 between them, and each of his daughters is to nave jt iu,uuu. We have information which stales that soven thon. sand regulars are to bs sent to Florida, among them uie uui imuiiKY, emi mrgo pornoo oi ine artillery are to go from the Northern frontier, and likewise the second regiment of dragoons General Taylor has been authorised to send to Cdba for a large number of 1. 1 II I. -,.- l r. ... uiuuunuuiiua. iinuonai uastuc. Biliip AVimxT. Thefollowlt.g paragraph from Ihe St. Louis Penant, will be read with, pleasure by the many friends of Ihs worthy prelate named therein: i-i... i. i i I i r t ... i no m. svev. jecaauii ivHiuperi u. u., imssionary Bishop, has Just returned to this city, from a three months' tour through Indiana.Wisoonsin and Iowa. During his stay at Green Day, he eonsecraled 'llobarl ring his i urch,' a Chi neat and beautiful edifies recently erected by the r irst Christian psrty of Oneida Indians. It ia graurying to observe mat the Scriptures er being accepted and appreciated by even the red men of our roost remols western wilds. The Knoxville (Teon.JTimes notices the arrest in Georgia of a notorious vitlsin by she Mm of Frank Royal, who fur many years was Ilia pest and scourir nf Grainger county, in Tennessee. lie wss taken up for a murder, committed in Georgia, in attempting to roo a lions, i ne atrocious villsnisa ol this man before leaving Tennessee, are said to have baeo without a parallel in the annals of the Slats. Tho loss of property by the great fire in Conslanti- nnple, a few weeks sine, is estimated at 120,000,000 of francs, or about 4,800,000. Soma accounts say S000 houses were consumed. The city councils of Boston have agrsaj to send fif ty-six representatives lo the lower house of th slat legislature, the number lo which thai ckv hi sntilleJ by Ihe new arrangement that curtailed1 lit representation.Charlaton. Th Charleston Courier of the 13th insl. says: Our monetary ailairs at present are in a wretched condition. The bank have discounted very I litis paper for several weeks, and oar money mar-kl is tight, beyond all precedence. Gratihing Fact. At a recent meeting of the Lon don Now CvmeteryCompany, the chairaaaa "had great pleasure in announcing, to Uie meeting in gmiMymg fact lhat lb burials in ihe cemetery tor Ihe last year wore double th number of those of th year proceeding."The New York Journal uf Commerce of th 19th inst. state that there war 1 1 ,960 barrels of flour inspected tit day previous la that city,

0 trawl COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30, 1839. WEEKLY. VOLUME 30. NUMBER 9. 1)10 State FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1839. " THINGS IN THE PRESENT. There is a sort of gloom upon our spirits. No not a gloom but an indecision of purpose. We are wailing for a full expression of the Ohio Whig Press. If we are not much worse deceived than we have ever been before, that expression, when we once get it, will come pat to our purpose. Our cotcmporaries some of them, not all have "been rather taken aback by the rosult of the last Ohio election. It will take at least two weeks yet to get all our nerves restrung and to recover our former good humor. In the mean time, it is better for us to think than to write. If our advice is of consequence with the conductors of the Whig Press of Ohio, we should advise that nothing should be dono hastily and without calm and deliberate forethought. As far as possible, we should compare opinions with our brethren, and, as far as possible, wo should be prepared to forego all predilections and to make sacrifice of all prejudices that can, by any possibility, impede the progress of Whig union and Whig organization. It is a mistake a mistake easily committed under the influcnco of disappointment and defeat to suppose that the Whigs of Ohio are in the minority. They have not been lessened in num bers but they have felt that action was useless. Give us a rallying point, a fixed object, and we can succeed. Will our brothers of the Ohio Whig Press consent to unite on some determinate course of political action? Will they consent, after mature deliberation, to hoist some onf FLio, no matter what, and nail that flag to the mastt Our judg ment, our experience, and our inclination indicate General Harrison, as the man best calculated to unito the elements now opposed to tho re-election of Martin Van Burcn. In the expression of this opinion we may labor under a mistake, and, in all kindness we ask of those, who are as much interested as oursclf in the success of Whig princi pics, to correct our mistake. There is no man for whom we entertain a more sincere respect than for Mr. Clay, aud there is no man in all this Union better fitted than he to fill the Presidential chair but, can he be elected? This question is asked in no captiousness of spirit it is aked for no other purpose than to concentrate the attention of the Whig Press of Ohio and of tho Union up-on one object. There are some things for which we must wait. There is to bo a Whig National Convention in December, and to tho deliberations of that Convention we are bound to look with respect. The New-York elections are shortly forthcoming, and they will be trumpet-tongued, either for weal or woe. Again we have before us the action of Congress in the approaching session, as well as the "finish the work" operations of our own Bank Reform Legislature. Taking all these matters into consideration, we again beg of our Whig friends to be calm, to jump into no rash commit tals, and to prepare themselves for a united effort. Are we understood! WHEELING GAZETTE. It has never been our good fortune to mcot with Mr. McCreary, of the Wheeling Gazette. We have known him only through the medium of his paper but we now know him to be a choice spirit. Here is his response to the question we asked tho oilier day. It glads us to re cord it: The editor of the Columbus State Journal, a short timo after the election in Ohio, pen ned an editorial, headed "I, aim Hclluclions, which ended with tho following queries: " What says tho Whig press of Ohio and of . the Union! Shall we stack our arms aim surrender at discretion or shall we die with 'har ness on our backs!'" The questions have been answered by several Whig editors, and, with the exception of our co-temporary of the Times, an universal determination has been expressed to pcrsevero to the end in uncompromising opposition to the powers that be. In reply to tho query, " Shall we stack our arms and surrender at discretion," an indignant "NO," has been heard, which proves the indo-mitablo spirit of n.en fighting against Excculivo encroachment and usurpation men struggling to wrest the government troin an unprincipled taction, and rcstoio it to tho people. Tho editor of the Journal confesses the article was only put out as a "feeler," and, by his paper of the 18th instant, convinces us that he is as strong as ever in the faith. We feared that ho, too, had becomo dispirited by defeat, ar.d was about to "surrender," but the following declarations nioro than re-establish him in our good opinion. To Gen. Allen we would say, " Go on if all the Whig editors in your own State desert you, we will bo with you, and, sooner or later, we will find tho whole people deserting their idols, and embracing tho cause we advocate." Michigan. Tho Whigs of this Stale are rousing for their great November contest. In Wayne co. they have nominated I)b Garmo Jones of Detroit, and James Dr Mott of Plymouth, as candidates for tho State Senate. This county, at the Congressional election in 1837, gavolOt ma jority for tho Van Burcn candidate, and at tho Gubernatorial election in Nov. 1837 a majority of 08 for Trowbridge, (W.) The Whigs of Wayne county say that they can now give their ticket 500 majority. If tho same spirit is abroad throughout the State, Michigan will be redeemed from tho thraldom of Federal Siib-Trcasiiryisin. Gov. Mason's majority in tho Stato in 1837 was only 057. We hnvo it from unquestionable authority that a nephew of William S. Hatch, ono of the Dank Commissioners of Ohio, is now on a tour through tho interior of the Stale, drawing specio from the Banks. Ho was in Columbus, a few days since, and made a pull, as it is technically called, of about four thousand dollar. If our old friend, William S. Hatch, is instrumental in this movement, we cannot help regarding it as tho "unkindest cut of all." SUMMARY. Brown and Wiley. Those two individuals, whose mysterious disappearance from Paris, Tennessee, created such unpleasant apprehensions, of which we published an account a few days ago, seem to be still in the land of the living. A Baltimore paper informs that they made their appearance a few days since, in an establishment in that city, inquiring for work, and not being able to obtain employment, left for Washington city. A Pick-pocket. Mr. George G. M'Donald of Madison county, had his pocket-book, con taining about twenty-one dollars in cash, and some valuable papers, stolen from his coat pocket, while attending an auction Bale in this city, on Tuesday evening last. A Horse at a Theatre. The eclobrated race horse, Wagner, was exhibited on the stage of the Cincinnati Theatre, last Saturday night. The News holds the following language in relation to this singular innovation, which evinces some sense and chastity of taste: "We are of opinion that tho introduction of a race horse on the stage, shows a decided improvement in the taste as well of the managers, as of tho play-going public. Spirit of Shakspearc! go to thy rest! Horses have taken the place of that which was consecrated to thy genius." Extremely Modest. A fellow out North, says his cousin Sucky is so modest that she can not remove the table cloth before company, with out blushing, because the table has legs! Fruits of Crime. It is estimated that there are Ten Thousand persons confined in the various Penitentiaries of the United Stales. Specie Dealers. Tho Philadelphia Sentinel discourses in this wise of that class of persons : "Those who, in these times, would sell specie to be carried away from the city, would not hesitate to turn a penny by selling their grandmother's bones for the manufacture of shirt-sleeve buttons." Skins of the Times. There were no more than three hundred and forty applications for the benefit of the 'Insolvent Laws,' at tho commencement of the late session of Court, in Philadel phia. A pretty fair indication of tho prosperity of the times. End of the World. Mr. Miller, who, some time since made a calculation, upon which he predicted that "this troublesome world" would come to an end in 1813, but reconsidered his important computation, and announced that ho had mado a small mistake of a hundred years, there by relieving many from an awful suspense, has just revised his figure-work and says there is no mistake, and that we shall be blown sky-high in 1 8-13. So we way all look out. Thanksgiving in Wisconsin. Yesterday was appointed by the Executive of this Territory, to be observed as a day of supplication and offering of praise. This, we believe, is the first occasion of the kind ever observed in Wisconsin. Bank Robbery. Some rogue or rogues, by means of false keys, entered the office of the branch Bank of Tennessee, at Columbia, on tho night of the 23d alt., and abstracted 925,000, or 930,000; by the way, a right handsome sum these tough times. Five thousand dollars reward! The Wheeling Times of the 22d inst. remarks: "The millers in this vicinity are paying from 60 to 021 cents for Wheat. The farmers part with it reluctantly at those prices." We should suppose so. Dynamometer. We have a knowlcdgo of Thermometers, Barometers, and several other mometors, but really never heard of a Dynamometer before A curious machino of this name was lately invented in Boston. Its object is to measure the amount of power used in moving any quantity of machinery, or the degree of power in which any steam or water wheel, is work ing at any time. It is so constructed that the wholo power communicated from the wheel, cr drum of the engine, cither by a bolt or gearing, may be mado to pass through the machine, and while so passing through it, the exact amount of power exerted is weighed by means of a steelyard scalo and weight, with the accuracy of a Dearborn balance. At the same time the velocity is indicated by a clock index, showing the number of feet which the band moves per minute. The weight indicated by the balance, and multiplied into the number of feet indicated by the clock, shows the number of pounds raised ono foot per minute. For tl.fl Ohio Bute Journsl- BLOODY MURRAIN CURED. Gitnoa, Dklawark Co. Oct. 16, 1839. On Friday evening last, one ot my cows cama home late. We noticed that she was out of health ; and, on Saturday morning, we discovered that she labored under a severe attack of the Bloody Murrain. I had no hope of curing her but my wife, having more faith in medicine, procured some two or three pounds of Garget, (called in this country poke-root,) placed it over the fire, in six or eight gallons of water, and let It remain until tho water was boiled down to about three gallons. The same evening, after dark, wo gave the cow two quarts of this liquid the samo quantity on the fullowiug morning, with two gills spts. of turpentine. Through the day we administered frequent doses of tho Garget Juice, and on Monday morning we gave her another dose of turpentine, which mado her very sick for about two hours; after the expiration of this time, however, (he got up anJ wont to feeding, and has siuce gained rapidly, both In strength and in the quality of her milk. N. D. The turpentine should be reduced by the other liquid, or it may cause immediate death. By giving publicity to this, you may confer a lasting favor upon the farmers of the wost, where the Murrain Is prevalent. Yours, &c. TiiF.o. l. McDowell. ELECTIONS. In Ohio tho Whirrs have been pretty essentially used up tho Senate will stand 11 Whigs to 20 Tories, and the House 24 Whigs and 48 Tories; thus giving the power to the party to gerymander the Mate in such a manner as to secure to Ihem the majority, probably, for four years to come. It is perhaps as well that they have the ascendency, in order that they may perfect the glorious reform commenced last session, by appointing a few more hungry expectants to ouice, at three or live dollars per day, and increasing the taxes some forty or ntty per cent, more,- wnen tne prospect is so nattering of being enabled to pay thcBB increased taxes, with wheat at fifty cents per bushel, and pork at 2 or 4 dollars per hundred. Pennsylvania remains as she was, given up wholly to the spoilsmen. Wow Jersey has, notwithstanding her being overran with government officers from New York, using their exertions in behalf of the Tory candidates, triumph antly sustained the cause ot the rv nigs, ana secured in both branches of hor Legislature a majority of Whigs. The Council will stand 10 Whigs, 7 lories; House, 33 Whigs, 20 Tories. s.antnnlk Keyubhcan. The Ohio State Journal talks somewhat like giving up. Not so fast, Mr. Journal. What, give up the principles of tho Whigcauset abandon all the country and all the dearest hopes we have cherished t lbs purity, excellence, and glory of our noble institutions, to the dishonest and corrupt faction who have ga.ned a temporary ascendency! Did our fathers eve: de-snairl Can vou read, in all their toils, their siffer- ings, their dark and most cheerless hours, one lingle design to abandon their struggle! Did Washington, will) the feeble and suffering army of a few poir, rag ged, and bleeding soldiers, give up his hopes aid' prospects, even while Burgoyne with his proud, disciplined, and victorious annv of mercenary troops was sweeping like a torrent every thing before iiiml' In the darkest page of the American Revolution, there was no faltering. Our fathers knew that the Whig cause would triumph in spite of power, and just so certain as the Revolution happily succeeded, shall Ilia Whigcause now succeed. Toryism, cor;uptiourjow-er, patronage, wealth, cannot all crush the principles of the Whigs. They are founded on the rock of eternal truth, and will triumph. What, man never despair. We shall be ooni uer-ors yet. In old Huron, local matters, falsehood, dofamaion, and inactivity of the Whigs, have all conspired to their temporary defeat. Cut they have the strength cf the people, and, depend upon it, they will not suffer that strength to lie idle another year. We have a glorious cause, and though our band is diminishing, let in join together die it may be, but never surrender. huron liJteetor. "NIL DESPER.ANDUM." In answer to the question asked by the O. S. Jour nal, "Bliall we slack our arms and surrender it di- cretion or shall we dio wilb harness on our becks!" we reply, "Ai7 damrandum." Let us at lcait hang on nnlil the next Presidential election, and if we are defeated then, it will be lime enough to look after our broken forces and make good our retreat. Wo shall not cease our efforts until that time, at least. Xcnia Torch-Light. The O. S. Journal, after a careful review of the whole ground, comes to the conclusion that "Ohio is as good a Whig State as any in the Union, if Whig action could only be concentrated." Such is our opinion, but we sometimes almost despair of arriving at concentration while we have such discordant materiuls as are to be found hereabouts. If two or three individuals in this county were kicked out of the party, lireen county would give a v hig majority ot UiNlu THUUSA.NU, with all ease Acma Torch-Light, LATER FROM FRANCE. Just as our paper was ready far the proas, we heard of the arrival of the packet ship Duchess d'OrlesnB, whence she sailed on ihe 21st of Septembers, being three days later than our previous dates by the Liverpool.We have not yet received our papers, but we learn from the passengers that the markets remained as per former advices. N. Y. Erprea, Oct. 21. Another Drtlructivc fire in Newark, X. X A fire broke out this morning about one o'clock, in the building occupied by Messrs. Halsey & Tucker, leather dealers in Market street, which was destroyed, together with three other buildings on Market, and two on Washington street; occupied hy Messrs. Charles T. Shipman, Jacobus & Utter, Fierson & Derry, J. Hollingsworth, leather dealers, and Mr. Manahan, tobacconist. The loss on the buildings does not probably exceed $10,000, and on stork $1,000, which is fully insured in the following offices, viz : Mechanics', Mutual and New-Jersey, of this city; Hartford Ins. Co.; Spring Garden, and Franklin Co., Philadelphia, and the How ard, and North River, N. Y. Total amount of insurance, g23,700. Newark Dai. Mv. T7u Cotton Crop The New Orleans Commercial Bulletin, of the 9th instant, contains a statement from a gentleman that had travelled over most of the cotton growing region, during Ihe present season, and gives his opinion, formed on general observation, that the crop the present season will fall short of that of 1HIIH, by at least one third. 1 he causes assigned lor this deficiency, are first, protracted drought in the spring, that was severelv felt through Ihe whole south. Then the rains which succeeded the drought, fell in such torrents as to cause many of Ihe forms to drop. The worms also about this period did vast injury in many parts of the country. If the latter part of the season had proved pro pitious, the havest might still have been an averuue one; but a drought, only equalled by the dry spell of inu spring, nan, unui wuiun a lew nays at, icasi, pervaded the south, causing the weed to shed not only the lorms, dui itie young uoiis aisp. Tho London Herald says that the loag-talkcd-of Antarctic exploring I'.xpedillon has slnrtod. It con sists of the Terror, 310 tons, and the Erebus, 370 six guns each, built expressly for this purpose, and finished ar.d furnished in the most complete style, under the eye of the Royal Society, at the Admiralty's expense The ships are in three compartments be low, lor greater sulety, Double decks, spare rudders. eight boats, two setts of all imaginahle needed instru ments, &o. are supplied, with the most porlect ar rangements tor warmth and ventilation, fresh pro visions for three years nro on board, with plenty of pemmican, tc. J he expedition is to establish ob servatories at St. Helena, the Cape, and Van Die- man a Land ; thence to make for the Antarctic role, as fnr as possible. The highest latitude yet reached is 73 degrees, by Uantain VYedtrell, In 1823. The relatives of the parlies have put on bonrd all sorts of !..,.. J! ' J .-I.- L J t . nicoues, mciuuiiig a iweve-cane, tu ue opeueu January Cth, Captain Itoss is commander. Rtptirtcd Itu of a Vatket. Tlie Miramiehi (New Brunswick) Gleaner of last week states it has infor mation from a passenger from Halifax, that as the Jape llreton, in which lie arrived, was leaving Halifax, a government schooner arrived1 with 81 passengers, from one of Ihe New York and Liverpool pne-Eet ships, wrecked on Sahlo Island. The Gleaner was probably misinformed, as the only packets due from Liverpool are the Orpheus, which sailed Ihe 19th ult., and the Independence, which sailed on the 21th. It is hardly probable the Orpheus could hnvo reached Sable Island at Ihe time the wreck is said to have taken place; still, It is within the rale of possibility. N. Y.Sun. Postponement of Ijtnd Sale The Chicago Ameri can says, inui ine rrcsiucm 01 me umicu Slates, on the petition of the settlers, has postponed the sale of such portions of the even numbered, sections wilhin five miles of Milwaukee canal as contain iinprovemenl8, or wure settled upon previous to Ihe 3d instant. It applies only to improved land within fivo miles of the canal. From the Baltimore Chronicle of the 21st Instant, NEW-YORK AND BOSTON BANKS. The papers of these cities continue to maintain the most confident tone as to their ability to maintain the payment of specie. The New-York American says : "All is quiet and confident in Wall street. The ordeal is past and this may be pronounced, if the most difficult, certainly the most honorable, week, to New-York, that our metropolis proud as she justly is has been called on, in long years, to pass through. As to Boston, we have seen a letter of yesterday from the highest authority hi that city, declaring, in the fullest manner, the ability and the purpose of the Banks there, to niaintaia specie payments. We feel authorized, therefore, in repeating, with a confidence, which the events of each day, since the Philadelphia suspension, have increased, that our Banks are impregnable." We copy from the Boston Centinel a particular account of the meeting held in Boston on Wednesday eveningt MEETING? AT THE EXCHANGE. On Tuesday evening, a meeting of merchants and traders was held at the Exchange Coffee House, to take into consideration the present financial condition of the community, at which a committee was appointed to confer with the Banks of the city. A communication was accordingly mado with each Bank, who severally responded by letter. Last evening, an adjourned meeting was held at the Exchange Coffee-House, Dr. E. H. Robbins in Ihe chair, and Mr. P. S. Sheldon, secretary. Whereupon, Mr. Josiah Brad lee, chairman of the committee to confer with Ihe Banks, reported by reading their answers. These letters were nearly of the same tenor, and declared, that, while they had each done all in their power to relieve the community, they would still persevere in discounting, to tne utmost extent of their ability. The City Bank offered, if other banks would co-operate, to discount next Thursday at least 2 j per cent, of its capital, say 925,000, and the Tremont also proposed to discount the whole of its current receipts this week. Mr. Bradlee remarked that at this rate the Tremont would probably dispense gbu.uuu, and he added that on Tuesday last the Boston Bank discounted about $10,000. The Globe discounted $50,000 on Monday last. These letters having been read and well received, Mr. Dcgrand rose and offered a series of resolutions, the result of which was that, under existing circumstances, it was most expedient for our Banks to suspend specie payments for bills of five dollars and up ward. He gave nis reasons, ai some lengtn, lor tne adoption of the resolutions. He was followed by Mr. Amos Walker. On motion of Mr. Thomas U. Curtis, the resolutions were laid on the table, for the purpose of considering a substitute, which was then offered by Mr. Brndlee. It was to the effect that on 1 hursday, (this day,) at 10 o'clook, a meeting of delegates from all the city banks be held, to take into consideration Ihe present crisis,. and that it be recommended to them to discount in the oourse of the present week five per cent ot their capital. Mr. Peter T. Homer made some remarks in lavor ol this resolution, and it was larther sustained hy Mr. Nathan Appleton, and opposed by Messrs. Degrand and Walker. The resolution was finally adopted, after very little discussion, and Ihe meeting adjourned. The Bank Commissioners of Rhode Island have issued from Providence a ciicular to all Ihe incorporated Banks of that State, consequent on the suspension of specie payments by many of these institutions. This circular enjoins it upou Ihe Banks to forbear from any considerable extension of Iheir liabilities, and of disposing of their specie for any other purpose than the redemption of their own bills. It further requires them to refrain from the issue of fractional bills, and advises them to pay out freely Ihe smaller denominations of coin. The Banks are also advised, in all their transactions, to hold in view an early resumption of specie payments, and to do nothing that shall peril so desi rable an eventi To restrain any immoderate issues of Bank paper, and to preserve an uniformity in its value, il is recom mended that such an arrangement be entered Into by the Banks generally, as will provide lor the reception by each Banl., of its bills-from olhor Banks, weekly or oftener, and for the payment of a suitable rate of interest on the balances which may be tound against it, The Banks are required to report immediately to the Commissioners at Providence a statement of Iheir condition at the close of business hours on the 15ih instani; and a similar report is required fur the 22d instant. During the suspension, a monthly report will be made, commencing with the first Monday of No vember. Krom Boston, we learn that at a meeting of Dele gates from the different banks, held on 1 hursday, at which 21 out of 25 of the city banks were represented, the following resolution, offered hy C. W. Cartwright, Esq., and seconded by Eliphalel Williams, Esq., was unanimously adopted. Iictolved, That after an interchange of opinions and a stnteinent of facts in regard to the present condition of the Boston Banks, we are fully satisfied that they are in a sound condition and in the possession of an unusual amount ot specie and that wimout the oc currence of some unanticipated event, have the utmost confidence in bring able to maintain specie payments, and at the same time continue, or even moderately Increase, their present line of discounts. The Atlas of Friday morning says that "the favorable import of the intelligence from New-York, was received wilh great satisfaction here, and there was somewhat of a belter feeling manifested, than for some days past. The condition of money attiirs, however, is by no means easy; and there is still pressing demand for money on prime business paper, oven at very high prices. There has been some call for specie on the different banks. Our merchants thus far, with but few exceptions, have met all Iheir engagements. There is but little business doing of any dose ription." We find in the Boston Daily Advertiser, the following letter from the agent of Messrs, Baring, to the President of the Mechanics' Bank of Boston: Nsw-Yosk, Oct. 10, 1839. Franklin Havcn, Esq. Dear Sir: Mr. Winchester, called on ms this morning in behalf of your bank, lo inquire if I would authorise tho bank todraw on Messrs. Baring, Brothers & Co. if it should have occasion lo do so. In reply, I beg to say, that I shall be in Boston soon and will have the pleasure to see you on the subject; but I conceive no occasion can arise, inasmuch as Mr. Quincey is drawing in Boston on Messrs. Baring, and the banks here also against stocks, for a Urge amount and on other houses also; and I think Ihe amount of bills of fered will prevent any export of specie of any consequence, and be more than sufficient to meet the demand. . Tho Hanks here generally are in a position of great strength, and their engagements so reduced that nothing can touch Ihem wilhout their consent and they may not only conunuo uui increase Iheir discoun and have more specio than is desirable fur Ihem to keep; as I understand the position of tho Boston Banks, they aro equally slrongyand with a good understanding between them may givo Mio necessary ro-lief lo the sommuuily, lloslon, too, is getting to he a criditor cily, and need feel under no apprehensions whatever nothing can touch her. Bo assured that New York will not only continue to pay specie, but that (here will ba a gradual relief lo the money market. Dear sir, very and truly respectfully yours, T.W, WARD. A meeting has been hold In York,, Pa., at which resolutions were passed, asking the Governor to convene Ihe Legislature at an early day, and recommending to tho Legislature Ihe creation of a Stole debt of two millions of dollars, bearing an interest of iwo per cent, per annum; and that Ihe batiks of the Common, wealth be purmilted to issuo notes of Ihe denomination of one, Iwo and three dollars, to the amount of said loan taken by ihem. From the Boston Alios. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE CURRENCY. The National Intelligencer of last Friday, in an nouncing the suspension in Philadelphia and Baltimore, suggests that the true source of the distresses of thecountrv ia to be found "in the war unon the currency, and its derangement and prostration by the Uovernment. This suggestion, which will be fully sustained by the most cursory review of the financial history of the country for the last seven years, has thrown the Globe into an agony of rage. Conscious of its inability to refute the charge, or even to Bay any thing plausible by way of extenuation, lhat print seeks to ease its fury by discharging its bitter venom upon the individual heads of the editors of the Intelligencer. W ith that particular quarrel we have nothing to do; but if the Globe expects in this wsy to draw off the publio attention, and to relieve the Government from the responsibility which rests upon it, that print will find itself very much mistaken. Whatever may have been the mistakes, the blunders, or even the frauds of particu lar individuals or particular corporations, the grand responsibility of the whole matter must rest upon that Administration by which the wheels of confusion and ruin were set in motion. One great object of the Constitution of the United States was, to secure to the people of the Union a sound and uniform currency. Closely connected wilh this important object, was the collection, safekeeping, and disbursement of the public revenue. the first Congress made arrangements tor these purposes, which sufficiently answered Ihe end in view for may years; but at length, a war with Great Britain, combined with other causes, threw the currency and ihe finances into a state of extreme disorder. The administration of that day esteemed it among the first of their duties lo apply a remedy to these disorders, and after the country had suffered infinite evils, the measures then taken resulted in a system under which, for twelve years or more, the country was prosperous and happy. Such was the slate ot ailairs when Ueneral Jack son and his friends stepped forwards wilh their propositions for improving the currency. It was in vain that the country cried out, Ihe currency is good enough already, we are well satisfied with things as they are! General Jackson and his friends insisted upon trying their grand experiment, an experiment which, either from us own nature, or else from the mismanagement and bad faith of those who tried it, resulted in a general suspension of specie payments in 1837. Van lluren and his advisers then came upon Ihe stage,and under their management, we now see a second suspension, partial as yet, but spreading, and liable to become general. It is in vain'for the Government to attempt to evade ils responsibility for all these disasters. The case is plain. The patient was well; in hopes of being better, he was persuaded to put himself into the hands of our present State doctors; he look Iheir physic; he is now likely to die. It is vain for the doctor to cry out, that circumstances have occurred which he did not anticipate, and that it was ridiculous ever to have expected any thing at his hands. These are excuses which the people will not listen to. Every Administration we have ever yet had, has held itself as responsible lor the currency as Tor the nnancea, and lhat is a responsibility to which Ihe present Adminis tration will find itself held. This is a subject which we shall berealter pursue. From the Clrcieville Herald. SUSPENSION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS. The Banks in the eastern cities have suspended the navment of their notes in snecie. This result hat been produced by the constant demand made upon them for specie, to be exported to Europe and this de mand has resulted, probably, from the other fact of Ihe high prices given here generally, fur produce, especially during the lasl year. These prices were snch as lo drive the English purchaser from Ihe market, and deter the exportation of provisions, while our importation of English fabrics was nothing diminished leaving a heavy debt to be discharged by the payment of the precious metals, while we have a heavy supply of surplus produce remaining on hand, laid in at such prices as lo be absolutely ruinout to the purchasers. Other causes may have contributed tu these results; but it is idle now lo speculate upon the causes which have brought about the disasters. The catastrophe is upon us and it behoves as to meet it wilh firmness. The questions arise: Will not the banks in the Western Stales be compelled to follow the example, and suspend likewise! Is it dairablt, under existing circumstances, that they should maintain specie payments! We have every confidence in the general soundness of the banks of Ohio; we believe Iheycan stand out against an emergency as long as any other banks in the nation. We are fully persuaded that they can meet th demands on Ihem for gold and silver, as long as Ihe people can find those commodotius wherewith to discharge their liabilities to the banks. But is it desirable that the banks shall be kept open, as so many avenues through which to drain the country of Ihe precious metals! Is it at all desirable lhat the several banks should demand payment from customers in gold and lilver or their own notes, in order to , enable them lo meet similar demands from eastern institutions, who have closed their doors against demands for specie! It is quite evident that neither the banks of Ohio, nor probably of any other State, can meet a firompt demand for the payment of their entire circu-ation in specio,withoul a resort to a similar demand on their part upen their customers, Shall ihey ha encouraged lo hold out! Or docs sound policy dictate that they shall act on Ihe defensive! These are gravo questions for consideration and we rejoice lhat we will in a short time have a Legislature nf the right ttamp, "fresh from the people," who will doubtless fix these matters up just right. We, and the parly . with whom we have heretofore acted, are furtunalely relieved from all responsibility and all care, as regards : the operstions of Government, federal or local. If the shin of state founders, ice art but pauengeri. i But seriously an eventful epoch is upon us; one ' which will require all Ihe wisdom of our rulers, and ' all the forbearance of Ihe people, and a hearty, liber-' al co-operation of the people, government and banks, to carry us successfully through. It is time for laying ; aside the narrow and grovelliug bickerings of party, J snd to look after the paramount interests of the court- rrv. Lei us see whether those who boast so much of majorilie; have the magnanimity to merge partisan power in the broader interests of patriotism. From the Albany Juurusl. A DEMAGOGUE'S PROGRESS! The inconsistencies, contradictions and absurdities of Van Burenisni, when exposed lo view, excite disgust and loathing. Perhaps we cannot better illus- ! 'rate the uiter profligacy of the Administration than by tracing the course uf one ofils partisans from ono stage of prolligaey to another, until he lands in the "lower depth" of Lorofocoism. We select, for this purposo, Prosper M. Wetmore, of the city of New York, who is a pet ol Ihe party. In September, 1837, Mr. et-more acted as Vice President of a Meeting at Tammany Hall, at which certain Resolutions were passed, In neptemlier, lHJ'J, Mr. Wetmore acted as lea I res ' ident of a Meeting in Ihe 1 1 lit Ward of the cily of New York, at which certain other resolutions were sdupled. We select, from the proceedings nf each of I ineso meetings, a Resolution lor which Mr. Wetmore voted, and which appear in Ihe public papers approved hy his name as Vice President. These two resolu tions, standing in juxts-pnsition, illuslrale ihe courso of Mnrcy, Croswell, 4c. &c. upuu Iho Sub-Treasury question. Here Ihey are: P. M. IKWmort in mi. P. it. H'tfmor in 1839, Resolved, That In tho dp- Heaolrnl, That we tonlial-lllwnite judgment ot this ly ewrovoof the wise, the meeting, tho nruoosiHl Sun- patriotic, Ihe inestimably uso- Treaiury System will inral-1 fill preposition of Uh (,'rnrrl culably f tilarxo the power of i Oovernineat for en Indeuen- Ihe Kaerutive, disturb Iholilent Natknal Treasury, the balance ot the Conuilution, chief and essential principle and emlaiitrer Uie liberties of of which is the proposed epe- uie Hopubiic. cie clause. At the meeting in September, where Mr. Wotmore acted as Vice President, the following Resolutions wore adopted : Ileiohtd, That all banks and banking systems en- dowed by legislation with exelusive privileges, either in the use of their credit or their cash, are essentially fraudulent, anti-republican, and destructive of the welfare of the great producing classes of the people, end that Iheir obvinua tAmlpnnv is to brinir a country for whose independence our forefathers fought and bled, again under ihe virtual domination of Great Britain. Haolved. That as the Constitution expressly pro hibits the States from "coining money emitting bil'f of credit, or making anything but sold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts," and as no State can properly do indirectly by others what it cannot ('o directly itself, we consider all State Bank Charters si unconstitutional and oe lacto voiu. In 1836, the same Mr. Prosper M. Wetmore was a Member of the Legislature. By a reference to the Assembly Journal for that year, we find his name re corded in favor of the passage of th following BANK UHAKTEKS: An act to incorporate the uneiua Bank. City Bank of Buffalo. Commercial Bank of Oswego. Tompkins County Bank. Rochester City Bank. Dank of Lyons. Canal Bank of Lockport. City Bank of Hudson. Clinton County Bank. Pacific Bank. Portage Bank. Kingston Bank. Bank of the State of New York. Gennessee Valley Bank. Wool Grower's Bank. Itensselaer County Bank. WatervKet Bank. Atlantic Bank, Brooklyn. 1 o increase the capital ot the Merchants' Bank in theCity of New York. Union Bank of the City of N. York. " " Onondaga County Dank. 11 " Jefferson County Bank. " Albany Cily Bank. Canal Bank- of Albany. " " Madison County Bank. " Ogdensburgh Bank. 11 " Dutchess County Bank. " ' " GenesseeBank. " " Greenwich Bank. " " Saratoga County Bank, Here is an exhibition of Van Burenism ! Here Is a full-length Portrait of a Van Buren politician! Here is glass through which Van Buren, Marry, Croswell, He., may see themselves! In 1836, Mr. Prosper M. Wetmore VOTED FOB THIRTY BANK CHARTERS. In 1639, the asms Prosper M. Wetmore votes for a Resolution pronouncing the-Hanks which were created by his vote,"ANTI-REPUBLICAN and FRAUDULENT!" In 1837, Prosper M. Wetmore voted for a Resolution declaring lhat the Sub-Treasury Scheme would"EN-DANGEli THE LIBERTIES OF THE REPUBLIC." In 1839, Prosper AI. Wetmore voted for a Resolution declaring that the same Sub-Treasury Scheme is "A PATRIOTIC AND INESTIMABLY USEFUL PROPOSITION 1" Gold and Silver. U is stated In the Miners' Journal, thai the product of gold in forty years, (from 1790 to 1830,) from the mines of Mexico, Chili, Buenoi Ayres and Russia, was n.OM.CT pounds sterling-, and the product of silver, from the same mines, in the same period, amounted to. 170,326,620 pounds sterling. Ihe annual coinage oi gold and silver, in the mints of Mexico, including Guanaxuato, Zacate-cas, Guadalaxara, Durango, San Luis and llapan, ia about eleven millions of dollars, and the annual coinage of the minis of Lima and Cuico, about two mil lions of dollars. The entire exportation of dollars from Chili, in three years, was only three millions, and the different smelling works of Peru do not an nually turn out more than two millions snd a half of dollars in bars of silver. The product of the mines ia iminishina every year, and will continue to diminish. not only on account of the exhaustion of tho metal and Ihe increased difficulty of working the mines, but from the disturbed slat of the countries in which they are situated. Beautiful Soiltm of Eichanet. Those of our citi. xens who have Eastern remittance to make, are glad now lo pay 10 lo 12 per cent, for it. Eight years ago, it could always be had for 1 a J per oenr. A fin commentary upon the "better currency" which waa promised tne people oy ine past snd present Administrations! Ci'iKimiafi IVhig. John McKim, jr., of Baltimore, has- ml estate lo the value of one hundred thousand- dollars, which ha oir.-rs for sale, and will lake the notes, bonds, or slock of the United Stales Bank in payment, at par. A lad named Ramsden, in Yorkshire, Eligland.haa had a great windfall by Ihe death of his grandfather, old Sir John Ramsden. Ho comes in for the title nd estates, valued at 120,000 per aanum. Ha is only 11 years of ago, so that there will be an accu mulation ot mora than a million sterling, when he is of age, 10 years hence. The old baronet's widow wasleft 8,000 a veers-his three sons will divide 500,000 between them, and each of his daughters is to nave jt iu,uuu. We have information which stales that soven thon. sand regulars are to bs sent to Florida, among them uie uui imuiiKY, emi mrgo pornoo oi ine artillery are to go from the Northern frontier, and likewise the second regiment of dragoons General Taylor has been authorised to send to Cdba for a large number of 1. 1 II I. -,.- l r. ... uiuuunuuiiua. iinuonai uastuc. Biliip AVimxT. Thefollowlt.g paragraph from Ihe St. Louis Penant, will be read with, pleasure by the many friends of Ihs worthy prelate named therein: i-i... i. i i I i r t ... i no m. svev. jecaauii ivHiuperi u. u., imssionary Bishop, has Just returned to this city, from a three months' tour through Indiana.Wisoonsin and Iowa. During his stay at Green Day, he eonsecraled 'llobarl ring his i urch,' a Chi neat and beautiful edifies recently erected by the r irst Christian psrty of Oneida Indians. It ia graurying to observe mat the Scriptures er being accepted and appreciated by even the red men of our roost remols western wilds. The Knoxville (Teon.JTimes notices the arrest in Georgia of a notorious vitlsin by she Mm of Frank Royal, who fur many years was Ilia pest and scourir nf Grainger county, in Tennessee. lie wss taken up for a murder, committed in Georgia, in attempting to roo a lions, i ne atrocious villsnisa ol this man before leaving Tennessee, are said to have baeo without a parallel in the annals of the Slats. Tho loss of property by the great fire in Conslanti- nnple, a few weeks sine, is estimated at 120,000,000 of francs, or about 4,800,000. Soma accounts say S000 houses were consumed. The city councils of Boston have agrsaj to send fif ty-six representatives lo the lower house of th slat legislature, the number lo which thai ckv hi sntilleJ by Ihe new arrangement that curtailed1 lit representation.Charlaton. Th Charleston Courier of the 13th insl. says: Our monetary ailairs at present are in a wretched condition. The bank have discounted very I litis paper for several weeks, and oar money mar-kl is tight, beyond all precedence. Gratihing Fact. At a recent meeting of the Lon don Now CvmeteryCompany, the chairaaaa "had great pleasure in announcing, to Uie meeting in gmiMymg fact lhat lb burials in ihe cemetery tor Ihe last year wore double th number of those of th year proceeding."The New York Journal uf Commerce of th 19th inst. state that there war 1 1 ,960 barrels of flour inspected tit day previous la that city,